It’s hard to get excited for this when we know the relationship is doomed. Blind Guy’s big lie about sister involvement is going to come back and tear this thing apart. It’s like cheering at the launch of the Titanic when you know ahead of time it’s going to smack into that iceberg and become a messy and tragic disaster.

Rusche has said as much. More specifically that Ellie is destined to have two great romances. And that this is the first.

Who Great Romantic Partner #2 is *seems* fairly obvious at this juncture, but that candidate might just be an enormous Canadian Red Herring. #2 could be any other character we’ve seen to date, excluding (hopefully) those who are related to her. Or possibly someone we have not met yet. Make yer wagers!

Given that we’ve been watching our Miss Elle for the past 10 years and we’ve never seen this side of her (literally!) with regards to her personal, intimate lifestyle before, knowing her I’d have to say this is either a fantasy in her mind to his question or this story has taken a MAJOR turn.

We’ve only seen her roommate or sisters in this position before.
And, given her skepticism with relations with other dates, I honestly thought she was as inexperienced as Pumpkin.

Guess we’ll see what’s what next week (even though my imagination wants more answers today!!).

Actually the implication I saw was that she was less experienced than Pumpkin.

She’s fresh out of high school. She described the guys in high school as too afraid to ever ask her out. She never went to college and didn’t really appear to get out of the house much until what getting kicked out by Rosemary at the start. Pumpkin was scornful of Quinn’s idea that Ellie would be even remotely possibly the tiniest bit useful for romantic advice. Ellie even seemed excited about wandering out with even Danny after that first con in a mildly datish sort of way. So inexperienced is at least a fair description. I strongly suspect this a first for her for quite a few things (including first kiss possibly).

While it’s possible it’s a fantasy, it’s also possible it’s real. Inexperienced at romance can also mean inexperienced at putting the brakes on your libido (especially when your limiting factor has never been finding someone else who’ll say ok to fooling around).

I’m gonna press X for doubt on that one. I’m thinking back to the start of the series, when she was posting hot pics of herself on Facebook and had dudes lined up just to help her move. She has had to focus on working now that she’s out of the house and on her own, not leaving much time for romantic stuff. But either way, it doesn’t really matter much whether it’s her first time or not. Let each reader decide what the answer to that is in their own headcanon.

They’re not there quite yet, plenty of scope for Murphy to try for a threesome.
Also, Ellie not possessing even a scrap of sarcasm or irony, paired with someone with a bone-dry sense of both (oi, no pun intended!) – I feel bad for both of them. Soooo much scope for a quip to totally kill the mood, even at this stage.

Calm me down, bring it round
Too way high off your street
I can see, like nothing else
In me, you’re better than I wannabe
Don’t think ‘cos I understand, I care
Don’t think ‘cos I’m talking, we’re friends
Overground, watch this space
I’m open to falling from grace

It seems unlikely that she did that on the other dates. The comparison isnt about *any* other dates, but those that she went on for work. She was specifically instructed that she didnt have to do anything with the guys.

I was going to say that this felt a little rushed- “do you want to come over to my house to hang out?” sounds more like a plan 10-year olds would craft rather than something put together by adults. But then I went back and re-read the after-convention chapter, where Ellie and David had a much longer and (don’t say “deeper”)….more involved conversation than I remembered.

I’m still questioning if boardgames-and-chill was the plan or if Ellie is making spontaneous decisions again, but I hope things go well. She could use some good luck and a steadying influence in her life I think.

She was being paid to go on those dates, she wasn’t actually interested in dating any of them. The only one that actually showed any promise was the one that called her out on her bullshit and they were extras in a movie.

Completely random but have we ever actually been told the height or measurements of the sisters? I mean I know the implication is Ellie is above average but with so much showing off the sides from behind makes me curious